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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the bolt-action rifles category.
01 / Overview
Spencer repeating rifle
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1860–1874
Quantity
200,000
Unit Price (current)
$1.4K↗ 3477% inflation · 1861→2025
Original Price
$40 (1861)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
48
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$1.4K
Original: $40 (1861)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the bolt-action rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
- First Production Year1860
- Currently In ServiceYes
◈Cartridge & Calibre3MOD.3
- Cartridge.56-56 Rimfire; .56-52 Rimfire; .56-50 Rimfire; .56-50 Centerfire (Brazil); .56-46 Rimfire
- Calibre13.2 mm
- RimfireYes
▣Operation3MOD.3
- Action TypeLever Action
- Feed SystemInternal Magazine
- Magazine Capacity7
◇Ballistics2MOD.2
- Muzzle Velocity300 m/s
- Effective Range (point)457 m
◆Barrel & Sights1MOD.1
- Barrel Length762 mm
▤Production & Cost4MOD.4
- Total Production200,000
- Production Start1860
- Production End1874
- Unit Cost40 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1860Production started
- 1861First deployment: American Civil War
- 1874Production ended
166
years in service
14
years in production
200,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 8 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
05 / MASS Score
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES RANKING Bolt-Action Rifles · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
207BOLT-ACTION RIFLES48PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES1449UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS8PRICE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES947PRICE · ALL WEAPONS20PERFORMANCE/PRICE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theBolt-Action Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
An internal magazine is a pistol magazine that is contained within the grip and loaded from within the firearm.
Firearm mechanism where a manually operated lever below the receiver cycles the action, extracting and ejecting a spent cartridge and loading a new one.
Rimfire: a type of ammunition in which the primer is located in the rim of the cartridge case and is ignited by the firing pin striking the rim.
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